OMJ's WM6.1 Custom Touch ROM w/ UC, GPS, REV A! Updated 5/29/08

[duelingdragons]

Ok, so I just installed the ROM.. is there any way to get rid of the clock up in the start bar?

[simikin]

From stock, I updated to Bell 1.19.666.1, unlocked, installed sprint custom GPS, and I've been running OMJ Bell GPS-custom w/ 3.37.15 radio for a little over a week, with many thanks to OMJ for that! My GPS has been working reliably, taking approx. 1-3 minutes for a fix priming with GPS-viewer since I couldn't get any other programs to initialize the GPS. I do NOT have a-GPS (cell triangulation) enabled, as I didn't want as much variation in accuracy as I've heard that provides. I tried another app about 3 days ago called GPS tuner (with a 3 week free trial) and I'm getting a lock of at least 3 sats in less than 10 seconds, even when sitting in my basement! Out in the open I've got up to 8 sats active in less than 30 seconds, showing an accuracy of approx +- 1.5 meters. I've tried it after the phone was on all day, and immediately following a hard boot with the battery removed. I don't know what the difference is in the software but my best guess is that the GPS tuner program retains the almanac file instead of downloading it each time, making the time to fix much shorter than before. The only reports I remember reading of this kind of time frame and consistency are from Sprint customers who have run customization.
Has anyone else not on Sprint (or who has not run the sprint customization) tried this program, or had similar success using different software?
As a side note: With GPS-tuner running constantly, i get about 3 1/2 hours on the standard HTC battery. When I have Tom Tom running, it will last ...maybe 1 1/2 hours tops. This definitely is not for walking around all day, but it's great for driving with a charger
I hope I'm not taking the thread too far off topic. I know I've seen plenty of posts about how do I.... what did you... I can't... etc. on the GPS topic here.

[sanderz6900]

can you post a link to gps tuner? thanks

[sanderz6900]

nevermind....found the full version online....thanks though

[OhioState87]

Okay, so I followed the all steps and have done everything correctly.

When I load Google Maps, and select Use GPS, it starts searching and actually shows a blue dot on the map CLOSE to where I am, but not EXACT. I'll say within 5-10 miles.

The thing is, it never finds or locks any sats. It says seeking sats (0), and every so often it will say active (0), and yet like I said, it is still able to find a location near me.

What's the deal and what can I do?

[capthr]

Originally Posted by OhioState87

Okay, so I followed the all steps and have done everything correctly.

When I load Google Maps, and select Use GPS, it starts searching and actually shows a blue dot on the map CLOSE to where I am, but not EXACT. I'll say within 5-10 miles.

The thing is, it never finds or locks any sats. It says seeking sats (0), and every so often it will say active (0), and yet like I said, it is still able to find a location near me.

What's the deal and what can I do?

I've had np problems with the GPS on my SPRINT Touch. Locks within seconds. Have you run PPST.exe? if not look in your windows dir for it. Do you have GPS View? It sometimes locks on faster then other programs, DO NOT Close it before going to your GPS program leave running in background. As far as Google Maps goes go into OPTIONS>GPS SETTINGS> select MANUEL and set to COM 4 and 4800.. GOOD LUCK

[OhioState87]

Originally Posted by capthr

I've had np problems with the GPS on my SPRINT Touch. Locks within seconds. Have you run PPST.exe? if not look in your windows dir for it. Do you have GPS View? It sometimes locks on faster then other programs, DO NOT Close it before going to your GPS program leave running in background. As far as Google Maps goes go into OPTIONS>GPS SETTINGS> select MANUEL and set to COM 4 and 4800.. GOOD LUCK

Here's exactly what I did:

• I ran the Coke's unlocker v2.31
• Ran the leaked ROM and skipped the customization because I have Alltel
• After boot, I looked for Windows/PPST.exe but couldn't find it. I went to menu, show all files, and still, couldn't find it. The only thing I found that was close was PPST_080401_7500_Alltel_2.01.sa.CAB so I ran it because there was nothing else close.
• After that I flashed it with OMJ's Alltel OEM ROM.

Since then, I have done what you said. I navigated back to my Windows folder to try to find it, and this time I found a file called PPST, but there was no .exe. I clicked on it anyway, as you said to do, and nothing seemed to happen. I hit it again, and still nothing seemed to happen, so I exited and noticed that my phone suddenly had NO service, at all, when it just had full service. I soft reset my phone. When it booted back up, I tried Google Maps again, and now it won't even give me the blue dot. When I tried setting it manually to COM4 and 4800, then clicking Use GPS, it said that it couldn't find any GPS Device. So now, Google Maps works less than it did before.

[capthr]

Originally Posted by OhioState87

Here's exactly what I did:

• I ran the Coke's unlocker v2.31
• Ran the leaked ROM and skipped the customization because I have Alltel
• After boot, I looked for Windows/PPST.exe but couldn't find it. I went to menu, show all files, and still, couldn't find it. The only thing I found that was close was PPST_080401_7500_Alltel_2.01.sa.CAB so I ran it because there was nothing else close.
• After that I flashed it with OMJ's Alltel OEM ROM.

Since then, I have done what you said. I navigated back to my Windows folder to try to find it, and this time I found a file called PPST, but there was no .exe. I clicked on it anyway, as you said to do, and nothing seemed to happen. I hit it again, and still nothing seemed to happen, so I exited and noticed that my phone suddenly had NO service, at all, when it just had full service. I soft reset my phone. When it booted back up, I tried Google Maps again, and now it won't even give me the blue dot. When I tried setting it manually to COM4 and 4800, then clicking Use GPS, it said that it couldn't find any GPS Device. So now, Google Maps works less than it did before.

Sorry you're having so much trouble. Did you run GPS View(er) before Google Maps? Have you tried any other GPS programs for example Live Search or GPS TODAY. If still having problems I would reflash OR try a different ROM.

[SLCpunk69]

alright i am VERY confused. i have sprint touch flashed to cricket. i would really like to install OMJ's sprint custom rom with arcsoftMMS. but i cant seem to find clear instructions on what steps to perform or what steps to skip(or i am just not understanding). will i have to redo all the cricket stuff? anybody in slc,uath area i could pay to do it for me? i would rather have sombody who knows what they are doin so i dont brick it as i dont have a backup or a use for a $300 paper weight. any help is very appreciated. TIA

[nitty917]

getting a few errors, calprog.exe?